Effects of the cannabinoid receptor agonist CP-55,940 on incentive salience attribution.
Ali GheidiLora M CopeChristopher J FitzpatrickBenjamin N FroehlichRachel AtkinsonColtrane K GrovesClair N BarceloJonathan D MorrowPublished in: Psychopharmacology (2020)
These results demonstrate that cannabinoid signaling can specifically influence behavioral biases toward sign- or goal-tracking. Pre-existing differences in CB1 expression patterns, particularly in the prelimbic cortex, could contribute to individual differences in the tendency to attribute incentive salience to reward cues.